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Is it healthy to keep dipping into the same dating pool?
In defense of Nashville's Rayna James and Luke Wheeler and love the first time around
Posted on October 8, 2014 by Dan J Kroll in Lifestyle, Television // 0 Comments
Some girls have all the luck, even if they're unlikely to count their blessings as blessings. Rayna James, for one, probably didn't consider her love life to be particularly charmed at the end of Nashville's second season. Who needs the drama of getting a pair of unexpected marriage proposals – both in one night? Oh, the turmoil of being torn between two handsome, talented suitors!
She wasn't torn for long. During Nashville's September 24 season-three premiere, the country superstar made a move that was a lot smarter than launching her own record label in this era of diminishing album sales. She let go of the stone that had been weighing her down: her past – namely, an ex named Deacon Claybourne, would-be fiancé Number 2.
That's something people on daytime soaps rarely do for good (see "Villy" on The Young and the Restless, "EJami" on Days of Our Lives, "CarSon" on General Hospital, etc.). But while I'm not convinced that Deacon is completely out of Rayna's picture, I applaud her for at least trying to put away their broken frame.
I have to admit, I wasn't previously a big fan of Luke Wheeler – Rayna's choice…for now – and I'm still not. He's uncomplicated, and he's got sexy swagger, but he's a little too smooth, a textbook cowboy. I'm also wary of hot tempers (one of the reasons why I'm not loving Abigail with Ben on Days, although he's her sanctimonious equal), even when the exploding guy is otherwise charming and easygoing.
Luke scored with me, however, when, unlike Deacon, he gave Rayna time and space and didn't pressure her into choosing his marriage proposal over Deacon's. Good move, one that clearly wasn't lost on Rayna. When she let Deacon down gently by citing the "clean slate" she has with Luke, she made a lot of sense. For those crying "They're soul mates!" and "He's changed!" in defense of Rayna and Deacon, let us not forget that his alcoholic relapse as recently as the end of the first season nearly caused Rayna her career and her life.
The threat of relapse will forever be a dark cloud hovering over them, and I'd much rather live under mostly sunny skies. There's nothing like shared romantic history and a teenage daughter to keep you in an ex's orbit, but sometimes love is better – and safer – the first time around, when it's still baggage free. (I wouldn't have minded seeing first-time sparks fly between Deacon and Rayna's exiting sister Tandy because it would have made for some juicy sibling rivalry and given the shamefully underused Judith Hoag something better to do.)
Deacon's niece Scarlett O'Connor seems to have inherited his knack for romantic repetition. Loving Avery Barkley was easier the second time around last season, but it didn't last long, due to lack of spark. We all know that's as good as the kiss of death in serial dramas. Turbulence makes the world turn. Stability is as boring as a good guy. Take Daniel Grayson over on Nashville's fellow ABC nighttime soap Revenge. Neither he nor his scenes with Emily Thorne (nee Amanda Clarke) were ever more interesting than they were after he shot her in the stomach on their wedding night. Of course, that was after their dreaded second courtship.
I'd like to say it's over for good between them – how do you come back from firing the bullet that renders your now-ex-wife unable to bear children? – but we know how soaps work. Sami once shot E.J. in the head on Days, and they still have a shot at happily ever after.
But getting back to Scarlett's fever (a love hangover that I wish was caused by record producer Liam McGuinnis, who brought to Nashville what it needs most: a sexy bad boy with a heart of slightly tarnished gold), I don't think things have cooled completely between her and Avery, judging from how he still looks at her. It's the same way her other ex, Gunnar Scott, gazes at her, all awe and admiration, despite his now-semi-long-distance relationship with Zoe Dalton. He even got hard-headed Scarlett to stick around Nashville.
Despite all the chemistry in that quad, the "Will they or won't they – again?" angle has gotten moldy. Juliette Barnes and Rayna make a far more interesting pair than any configuration of Avery/Scarlett/Gunnar/Zoe, and Nashville did begin as a rivalry between the country queen and the rising princess. That, sadly, has been backburnered. Now they're more occasional frenemies, a sometime Sami and Kate on Days, with less scheming.
Their relationship has as many fascinating layers as any of their romantic entanglements, and it's a shame that they have yet to share a single scene this season. In the absence of Rayna, I'd rather watch Juliette's inner life unfold than her love life. I've convinced myself that her slow unspooling as she cried all over "Crazy" while auditioning to play Patsy Cline was about more than Avery. Redemptive you-make-me-want-to-be-a-better-person romance – like the one she shared with Avery, her ex and possible baby daddy – is a snoozefest. Anyway, true love means accepting someone as is, which is generally more likely to happen with someone new.
I don't want Juliette back with Avery any more than I wish him on Scarlett, who is probably the Nashville character I care about most. That's as much for her moral compass as for that steely magnolia thing Bowen brings to the character. I once read an interview with Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee in which he described one of his stars, Michelle Williams, as having a sympathetic quality that makes you want to see her be okay. That's how I feel about Scarlett. For me, she is to Nashville what Sharon Newman is to Y&R, what Elizabeth Webber is to GH, what the writers want Abigail Deveraux to be to Days. Thus far, Abigail is the only one who is trying out the Rayna road to happiness, while the days of the others' lives continue to revolve around their exes.
Unlike primetime and daytime heroines, I've never been able to share much of a storyline with any of mine, though I've tried at least twice. (Luke Spencer was right: people don't change; they just get older.) I'm not saying that reunions can't click, but try and try again becomes less likely to succeed with each failed attempt, as GH's Lucky Spencer eventually learned. How do you think he ended up as Avery on Nashville?
Jeremy Helligar is a Cape Town-based journalist and the author of Is It True What They Say About Black Men?: Tales of Love, Lust and Language Barriers on the Other Side of the World (November 4, Amazon.com), a travelogue memoir about his life and loves abroad.

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There may be several reasons why a mechanical watch does not work. Most people who have this problem fall into one of the following categories.
And what about quartz watches?
Sometimes a person inherits a high quality watch which had worked well for more than 20 years when worn by its previous owner. Therefore, the new owner expects it to work as well for him. Well, it's precisely because the timepiece has given good service for so long that it has become worn out and it deserves a good retirement alongside other "antiques". Nobody expects modern exploits from a classic car, even if it was the best during its era. Why should we expect anything different from a watch?
A modern watch, even if housed in a magnificent case but one which is not water-resistant, can have problems when it is subjected to many of life's daily activities. If worn during sleep, dust can enter the watch just from rubbing against the sheets. On the other hand, if the watch is removed before going to bed, its internal temperature decreases creating an airflow into its interior. As the air enters, so does the ambient dust, but unlike the air, these small particles do not leave.
Non water-resistant watches need more care that other timepieces and it is necessary to have them cleaned more often; usually once a year for small ladies' models and once every two years for less delicate men's watches.
The use of perfume can also damage these watches as it can negatively affect the oil used to lubricate the delicate watch parts. Happily, synthetic oils used today are more resistant to the chemical in perfumes.
All hand-wound mechanical watches, water-resistant or not must be wound regularly. Modern mechanical watches can often work for 40 to 50 hours between windings as compared to earlier models whose power-reserve was 30 to 36 hours. It is preferable, however to wind these watches every day and at about the same time because this will increase their precision.
Some wearers wind their watches whenever they happen to think of it, that is, several times during one day and not at all the following day. It is not wonder, then, that their timepieces sometimes stop. If this sounds like you, you should consider wearing a quartz or an automatic mechanical watch.
-the wearer is too active.
People who are bedridden or confined to a chair because of illness, old age or, as is more likely the case, have low activity desk jobs, are not getting enough activity to rewind their automatic watch. When these people were healthier or just more active, their watches worked well, and it is perhaps difficult for them to admit that they are the reason for the poor operation of their faithful timepieces.
On the other hand, people who are too active, especially those who gesture a lot, tend to overwind their watches. They should remove their watches at night to better maintain the automatic winding mechanism. For those who are less active, they should wear their watches at night to keep them wound.
Example: An unwound automatic watch (but wound just enough so that it will start functioning) is placed on the wrist and worn during 8 hours. Taken off, it will work for 16 hours without stopping.
A normal winding speed is between 2 and 3. Below 2, the watch may stop. Above 3, it will work very well at the beginning but the mechanism will wear out faster than normal.
Everyone who wear a watch under difficult conditions should use a water-resistant or even a diver's watch, especially when this watch is exposed to shocks, water (especially sea water), acids, dust or sudden temperature changes. Watches used under such conditions should be equipped with resistant crystals and anti-shock devices. For doing housework, it is also preferable to wear water-resistant timepieces because they can be unintentionally exposed to water.
The magnetic doors on refrigerators and cabinets may magnetize a watch if they come into direct contact with it. In these cases stainless steel offers better protection than a gold case. A magnetized watch works very poorly though, at first glance, it is not apparent that there is the problem.
Quartz watches with analog display, that is with dial and hands (the only kind of quartz watches manufactured in Switzerland) can be damaged by water and dust. If they are in a watertight case, they are well protected and should work fine as long as the battery is good. They are also less susceptible to the effect of magnetism than their mechanical counterparts. However, they have the additional disadvantage of stopping with no warning once the battery is low. If it has not been changed for a long time, it is a good idea to replace the battery before going on a trip or on vacation since the right one my be difficult to find outside major centers in most countries.
Swiss companies selling quartz watches are able to ensure good maintenance and repair as long as the component parts are available. Once parts are no longer being made, the watches cannot be repaired. On the other hand, mechanical watches can be repaired as long as a watchmaker can be found who is capable of handmaking defective parts. This, of course, is expensive, but if the watch is a collector's item, it may be worth the effort.


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The Unseen Fears: Outlive Collector's Edition
(1,022.65 MB)
Grandma Studios presents the next thrilling installment of The Unseen Fears series!
A new reality show is entrancing the globe, but not in a good way. When strange things start happening on the set of the nation's most popular show, it's up to you to save the contestants and yourself! With dark forces around every turn, do you have what it takes to save the world from a horrible fate? Find out in this stirring hidden-object puzzle adventure game!
Experience Outlive island life and learn the backstory in the bonus game.
Find collectible masks to unlock the hidden chapter.
Master a wide variety of unique achievements.
Feeling lost? Reference the in-depth strategy guide.
Includes replayable HOPs, mini-games, wallpapers, concept art, and more!
OS: 10.13/10.12/10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8/10.7
Hard Drive: 1052 MB
The Unseen Fears: Outlive Collector's Edition is rated 3.7 out of 5 by 30.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Yurnmesis from Trial: Reality Show: The Good. The Bad. The Ugly! Good introduction that pulled me into the game. I liked the modern approach and somewhat different theme versus the typical fairy tale or macabre story line.This game provides hope for a change in some of our appreciated great developers' mindsets to explore different themed story lines. Graphics are a bit on the bright side but didn't distract from the game. Sounds and music were fine. Humans had great voice overs, excellent design/development, great scenes. Hints were great. Hidden Object game items were clear and detailed, interactive and enjoyable. Not a fan of Mini Games, but I actually enjoyed some and liked that a few offered a different approach. I will purchase this game, but I suggest give it a test run and try out the nice option of "trial."
Rated 5 out of 5 by BooksandGameFan from Fans of Survivor will love this game! I Loved this game! I thoroughly enjoyed the heck out of this game! I don't normally purchase the CE edition of games unless I think they are going to be very good and I felt that way about this game so with the sale I purchased it and I do not regret it at all! I'm really not sure of the low reviews from most who didn't even play the game but I played the entire game, the bonus game, and the other mini bonus game and I thought it was all great fun. The game progresses and plays like every other game we have here on BF but the story was really fun and different. It's basically a bit of a rift on the show survivor, someone with a broken heart finds what they think is an immunity idol but in the end, it turns out she unleashes a very old very baddddddddddd evil entity. Your job if you choose to take the case is to flush this demon out and lock him away again forever! I love the locations they are all regular everyday modern environments and jungle locals. I love being in regular modern, everyday settings instead of the same old same old, overly colored fantasy lands, or dark dreary, broken down, ugly, bug infested environments which we see a lot of. I wish we had more games like this. Many games lately have bored me so it takes me days sometimes weeks to finish a game, this game I started yesterday and finished today, I just didn't want to stop playing The mini-games are not really my thing but I found I played and enjoyed at least half of the ones in this game, the hidden object scenes were fun and varied, the music was appropriate for each setting and the locals as I stated before were really nice. The best part was the story you find out little by little what the story is and it becomes clearer and clearer the more you play, many games you lose the thread of the story if there ever really was one, not this game you know what you are doing and why you are doing it. You get things in your inventory and you use them within a reasonable time frame. You don't drag junk with you the entire game! I truly find it shocking and very hard to believe anyone would give this game a one star especially after all the actual duds we've been given this past year. I highly recommend this game.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Majestyx12 from The Experts should play this on Hardcore or Advanced I played the whole game, Bonus chapter and Hidden chapter. I found it enjoyable and the puzzles relaxed. Just the way I like it. I counted 18 hops in the main game and 4 in the Bonus chapter. They have some new type hops that are like graphic novels. There are more hops in the later chapters. Some lists which I love, are used twice and I Loved how pretty they were. My favorite one is in the jungle and has a orange frog. This is a fanasy game so if you want it true to life this isn't for you. You have a shapeshifter, wise man, like a voodo woman and evil spirit. If your not into this, this isn't for you. Enjoyed collecting 72 masks. A nice number. I think that is two per scene and they are in the bonus chapter also. Some are easier than others. I had to use a magnfier on a few. You can go back and get the ones you missed but it's not real easy. You have to collect all of them to unlock the Hidden Chapter which is hops and jjigsaw related and very short. The bonus chapter takes place 2 months before our main story. I liked the throwback to another of their games. Whispered Secrets: Forgotten Sins was on their pinball machine. The art deco decor in the beginning is wonderful. The jungle is beautiful and the pet hummingbird is great. It's not your pet. The emeralds are the wrong shade of green. The light green are peridot. A bird in the jungle kept saying bob white over and over softly. There is a boombox and frig in a hut. Do they do this to keep it interesting? Or is it just gameland? They had like three matching in all the whole chapters, and I think they could have a lot more. Some in the right order, rune matching symbols, maze, loved the curse/antidote puzzle, baggage control puzzle, the claw machine and just all the fun one that you use your brain for. In my opinion, you use your brain for all the games on BFG. I bought this game without trying it first. I loved the first one in this series. It was a gamble but it worked for me this time. Quote " Stay indoors and avoid watching TV. I don't like to know much of the story line before I play and I skip reading them in other reviews. I think BFG has enough info for the story line for my taste. I only include info that I would like to know in my review. Main game+ Bonus Chapter+ Hidden Chapter. 5 Chapters. Achievements, 32 Movies, 8 Music, 10 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art. Replay 15 Hops and 16 Mini-games.
Rated 5 out of 5 by rjohn82677 from UNSEEN FEARS: OUTLIVE CE WHAT A GAME RIDE! Going from movie studio to jungle scenes and back again was incredible. The HOP puzzles and the "slide scenes" find with placements were GREAT! HAVING A BONUS GAME AND A FINALE GAME made buying this "collectors edition game" absolutely worthwhile. Generally, I enjoy the BF GAMES, this one was just outstanding!
Rated 5 out of 5 by Foofoob from Beautiful and fun I absolutely loved this game -- I didn't have to think too hard (which is handy right after the holidays :)) and the graphics and gameplay were superb. I don't understand the negative reviews at all, and I'm looking forward to the next in this series.
Rated 5 out of 5 by boy77 from great game I don't understand all the negative reviews. This game is new and fresh. It has some really different HO styles and the story is intriguing. I particularly liked finding the object silhouettes in different segments; when you replace some another segment might open up for you to search; you slide back and forth with a slide button at the bottom of the screen. I have never seen this before....I love it when something actually new comes up! The story is really outside the box, which is refreshing. Give this a try; don't take the bad reviews at face value.
Rated 5 out of 5 by donadriedger from Really different I don't understand all the negative reviews. This game is new and fresh. It has some really different HO styles and the story is intriguing. I particularly liked finding the object silhouettes in different segments; when you replace some another segment might open up for you to search; you slide back and forth with a slide button at the bottom of the screen. I have never seen this before....I love it when something actually new comes up! The story is really outside the box, which is refreshing. Give this a try; don't take the bad reviews at face value.
Rated 5 out of 5 by rainworm from I can see you.... Welcome to Outlive – the survival show! A reality show with a special: the participants fight for their lives on a deserted island. The main part is over by now and the season finale is about to be broadcasted from the studio in reality show format with the winner present: Fleur. When you enter the Outlive Fan Bar at LA, all guests are eagerly waiting for the start of the show and their eyes are focused on the big TV screen above the bar. You can get some information on the show and your drink, then the show starts. But the interview with Fleur is interrupted by a crash, the TV screen bursts and a radiation emanates from behind it on all watchers in the bar. They are hypnotized and paralyzed at the same time. You are not, as you play as Nathaniel, well known from your first adventure in Amsterdam, where your psychic abilities came handy in solving a case of ritualistic murders. Due to those abilities you are immune to the strange radiation. After managing to switch off the power, the radiation stops but the bartender and the others had collapsed, their life force has been literally sucked out. What now? Your first objective has to be the studio, where the show was broadcasted. The intro has already shown, there is someone or something, wanting revenge. In your investigations you use your special ability to see, what is hidden by magic. You don't need glasses or another device, you only have to touch your tattoo. So you 'find' the studio: the scenery arises out of nowhere, so to speak, the studio, the streets, a fountain on an previously empty square. The transition from the hidden to the revealed happens smoothly, like a scene change in a movie. So the use of the tattoo to see behind the curtain is no additional task but adds to the fast paced flow of the plot. HO scenes are variable and creative, puzzles not very challenging, though quite solid. Dialogues have a choice of reaction on your side. I don't think your choice will influence further action decisively. Language is used here as an additional entertaining feature. Dry comments, such as 'Time, to get to the bottom of this television caper', almost bring a sense of more or less black humour into the story. As in the first game of the series, we have the main game plus two bonus chapters. It is a refreshing variation of the theme 'investigator of the supernatural'.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Gabriella1975 from My favorite casual game in the last two years! I think this story is very interesting and uncommon. Interesting gameplay, beautiful art, pleasant sounds and music. Loved it!
Rated 5 out of 5 by Lissi22 from Outlive an exiting Game I love the games of grandma. They are not too heavy and you can play with ease. Well, the story seems a bit confusing at the beginning but then develops only really later. The graphics I find very well also the animation of the characters. This game got completely through and can only say I like it.
The Unseen Fears: Outlive Collector's Edition Reviews - page 2
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Wadley works to reinstate housing assistance program
Carol McLeod
Apr 20, 2018 at 1:31 PM Apr 20, 2018 at 1:31 PM
After a recent Wadley council meeting, Wadley Mayor Harold Moore named Dorothy Strowbridge to Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH).
Moore said there had already been a group of area citizens working with GICH to benefit other Wadley residents. Strowbridge had an active role in this group.
The mayor appointed her to be on a new GICH committee.
"We'll be putting that together," Moore said. "We also have to send them to some training."
The committee has held one meeting and plans another, but has not yet announced a date.
"Linda Grijalva looking forward to our next grant. She said that we need to get the GICH program together and have at least three meetings this year. Dorothy Strowbridge had already been involved in it before," the mayor said.
Grijalva is the director of community development with CSRA Regional Commission.
Moore said he has talked with at least four people about being on the committee and this is important not only to him, but to the entire city.
"In the past it wasn't a requirement; but, now it is. A city needs to have a GICH program in place to be eligible for the housing grants," Moore said.
If a house is in bad condition and qualifies, the grants will pay for the house to be torn down and rebuilt from the ground.
"They're finishing the last house from a recent grant," Moore said. "We've noticed that when they come in and work on houses or rebuild, it beautifies the city. One grant will allow us to do eight to 10 houses."
Moore said there are always residents who are interested in housing grants.
"We have citizens ask about this grant all the time. They want to know when we're going to start another one; and, they want to apply to see if they're eligible," he said.
Strowbridge said she wanted to continue the program in Wadley because it's good for the city.
"It's good to help our housing situation," she said.
Strowbridge said she wants this to be a program that will improve quality of life in the community.
"One of the requirements of the grant is if your GICH committee is not active you automatically lose 10 points," Grijalva said. "For them to be able to be competitive they have to have proof that they've met and that the committee is active. They have two workshops a year."
Previous committee members who have gone through the training are not required to attend again but can if they want.


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6YL - COMPLETION OF STUDIES CEREMONY
This week saw the Completion of Studies Ceremony for 6YL.
Master of Ceremonies Mr. Agustin Maggi welcomed HM Ambassador, Mr Ian Duddy, Mr. Martin Wells, the Chair of the Board of Governors, Governors, Trustees, all staff and students before Mr. Mark Rosevear gave the opening address.
Mr. Andrew Bunt, Head of Senior, assisted by the SMT: Cecilia Pombo, Vicente Cancellara and Florencia Paullier, presented school completion certificates to all students.
Julieta Alvarez gave a tremendous rendition of ´Brave' to entertain everyone.
Head Boy and Head Girl, Andres Chang and Sol Slinger gave witty and humorous speeches about their friends, their time in the school and how much they recognised what the school has done for them.
Finally, Mr. Wells closed the ceremony, wishing the students every success for the future.
Mark Rosevear´s speech:
I imagine some of the parents in this room are thinking, 'I cannot believe my child is finishing school'. Some of the students in the room will be thinking, 'Yippee, I have finished school!' You, like other students your age around the world, are ready to move on. We hope you have enjoyed your time here, and we hope you have learned something, and I do not just mean academic study. Everybody at school wants you to feel ready to face the next challenge in your lives.
I wonder if, like me, you are a little bored with people talking about how uncertain the world is now, and how jobs are different, how we don't know the skills needed for the future and technology has changed everything. I am not sure how much is really that different than before, except maybe the pace of the change. When I was your age, people were saying that the use of calculators would be the end of students' mathematical skills. Sadly, for those of you who are not fans of maths, that did not prove correct and we have both calculators and still learn maths, but maybe we learn it a little differently.
I wish to speak tonight about making decisions, and dealing with change. Both strike me as appropriate topics, especially as you are about to experience a big change in your lives. An old Celtic saying was, 'the day of my death and the hour of my passing was decided long ago'. This is fate, and implies we have no say in our destiny. Is your future decided, or do you decide it? I know that might sound a little new age, but please bear with me.
So much comes down to making decisions. Everyone must take responsibility for their lives and for the decisions they make. Does that mean luck or destiny or fortune is not involved? No, almost certainly not, for some events occur that we have little control over. But your decisions shape where you go.
50 years ago, man first landed on the moon. I was a little young to remember it, but my mother told me I watched it with interest (on a black and white TV that probably weighed around 30kg), and like many young boys of the time, then told my parents that I was going to be an astronaut. As I am sure you can see, that did not happen. Some of you might even be thinking of a career as a professional rugby player based in Uruguay. Even two years ago, nobody would have believed that possible. Some of you will have decided on your careers, rugby player, astronaut or otherwise, and others will be unsure, and will change their minds more than once. There is nothing wrong with changing your mind. Confucius said that, 'only the wisest and stupidest of men never change'.
The economist JM Keynes was once asked why he had changed his opinion over an issue that was being discussed. He replied, "When my information changes, I alter my conclusions. What do you do, sir?" This sounds fairly obvious, but unfortunately, it is very difficult for most people to do. Many studies have shown that once someone has invested time and effort in a project, and often money, even if they can see it is not working, they still continue along the same path. Why? It is called cognitive dissonance, and it affects all of us. We do not like to let go of ideas once we have invested in them. But at times, we must. Change is always with us, and as Benjamin Franklin wrote, 'when you are finished changing, you are finished'.
Life can take you down many unexpected paths, and you meet many different people. You will not like all of them, but you have to learn how to interact with them. I learned more from a man who was a carpenter, than I learned from many highly educated people who I met in my life. I also learned a lot from many highly educated people. There is no formula. Treat everyone with respect, and listen to different ideas.
You have more opportunities now than ever. But choosing which to take is also harder. More opportunities mean more competition for those places. Competition is not a dirty word, but how you compete is very important. Most of you will be managers or leaders when you start work, and some of you will become very successful in your fields, but you will always need to remember those you work for you, and how to treat them well. Always remember that sometimes the people worth listening to are not necessarily the oldest, the loudest (who are often the most dangerous or least likely to offer good judgment), the ones with the best reputations or the most qualifications - but sometimes they can be. That is where you will need to use your judgment to decide whose opinions are worth listening to, and whose are not. But you will need to decide. As Margaret Thatcher famously remarked, 'standing in the middle of the road is dangerous. You get run over by both sides.' And sometimes, no matter how hard, you might need to think differently and change your direction of thought.
I am still relatively new to the school, although I mean it in the best possible way when I say it feels like I have been here for years. Today I can make this speech and honestly say I got to know some of you quite well. I was a tutor to some, accompanied the boys on the rugby tour, and covered classes with others. I have been impressed with you as people, even if some of you fought the words, 'planning' and 'deadlines' with an almost ideological fanaticism.
The late Joe Strummer of The Clash, wrote that 'The Future is Unwritten'. Sir Winston Churchill, a man not lacking in self-confidence, wrote that 'history will be kind to me for I intend to write it'. For all of you here, your future is unwritten. Make sure you are the ones who write it.
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I spent an afternoon with the BBC's Alice Roberts (who will be familiar to fans of Coast and Digging for Britain) and producer Helen Lennard in the summer to help them put together a programme on the ecofriendliness of working from home in general and shedworking in particular. Called Working from Home, it's part of the BBC's Costing the Earth series. You can listen to it again here on the BBC. It's an interesting show and while it emphasises green aspects of working from home, it doesn't shy away from some of the less environmentally-friendly elements too.
Good to hear you on the radio yesterday. Was an interesting programme - I hadn't previously thought about the negative environmental impacts (heating the whole house, etc, although that one doesn't apply in my case anyway).


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Laszlo Csrefko of Budapest, Hungary, says an image of Satan the devil mysteriously appeared on his brand-new shower tile, prompting his family to seek an exorcist. (courtesy Orange News)
A family is quaking with fear every time members need to use the bathroom after an image of what they believe to be Satan the devil has mysteriously appeared on their shower tile.
"I was naked coming out of the shower and I could suddenly see his eyes staring into me," said a horrified Andrea Csrefko of Budapest, Hungary, after bathing for the first time. "I just screamed and ran."
According to Orange News in Britain, the family had just spent a fortune renovating their bath, shower and tiles when the image suddenly surfaced.
"We can't clean it off and it wasn't there when we put the tiles up," said Andrea's 52-year-old husband, Laszlo.
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"It just appeared overnight and nothing can move it. The room is always ice cold no matter how high we turn the heating up and we've just stopped using it because it's too spooky. We wash in the sink downstairs now."
The family is now seeking help from an exorcist to purge any evil spirits from the commode.
"We need some help from God or from the spirit world or we're going to seal up the room forever," Laszlo said.
Pittsburgh man claims 'Jesus' appeared in his bathroom
This alleged shower devil comes five years after "Shower Jesus" was said to have appeared on the bathroom tile of a Pennsylvania man who hawked the item on eBay.
"Shower Jesus has been freed from the wall!" exclaimed Jeff Rigo of Pittsburgh, who offered "a section of plaster wall bearing the apparent face of the Son of God. No other items, promises, tidings, or guarantees are included."
Rigo was able to sell the holy water stain for $1,999 to Internet casino GoldenPalace.com, the same company which cashed out $28,000 for a grilled cheese sandwich with an alleged image of the Virgin Mary.
Appearances by what some people believe is the face of Jesus have become quite commonplace in the news.
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Last year in Jonesborough, Tenn., all eyes were on a pickup truck belonging
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It seems every day when morning dew would appear on his vehicle's window, a
clear image of a man would appear. The image would disappear when the moisture
was gone.
"However, when the dew returns the next morning so does the image on the
window. Even rolling the window up and down has not stopped it from
reappearing," noted the Johnson City
"Of course, I'm not going to wash it," said Stevens, whose vehicle could now
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Another high-profile "apparation" occurred last year inside this Kit Kat bar:
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"I was amazed. I just took a bite and then I saw the face of Christ in it,"
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Alternative Media: Are You Informed?
In this age of 24 hour rolling news, are you being honestly informed on what is happening in the world? Are you being sold a truthful picture of world events, without a conflict of interests, or political bias? Do you trust the institutions that broadcast into your home on a daily basis, and feed you headlines in daily newspapers? Do you ever seek out a different view, or question what you're being fed by seeking out other opinions? I am going to suggest and recommend that now, more than ever, it's time to do just that. Not just on a whim, or out of curiosity, but on a daily basis. If you're not fully informed, how can you make an informed judgement on events that affect every part of your life and future?
What Is Wrong With Mainstream Media?
I'm sure most of you will recognise this 'style' of reporting, and witness it every day on the BBC, Sky, and similar outlets.
The short answer is it's important, very important. Many people felt lied to and cheated when the US and UK went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, based on flimsy 'evidence', or advice, from our intelligence services. If we had known the full picture before these campaigns were signed up to, many would like to think we'd have taken a different path.
For example, recently we've seen the US and UK governments pushing for military intervention in Syria. The result of any such action will inevitably lead to massive loss of innocent civilian life. Equally, it will also cost the taxpayer huge amounts of money. Yes, you and I pay for these wars with our taxes. At a time we're being told by our governments we have to accept "Austerity", we should be questioning with precision detail how every tax pound, of our money is spent. We should be sure, without doubt, that there's very good and honest reasons for doing so.
So, a guy with close to a million dollars worth of stock in a weapons manufacturer (already paying him a handsome salary) thinks we should be going to war with Syria. That's outrageous bias, if you ask me, and a clear conflict of interests. And I'm sure you won't hear Sky, or the BBC (for example) telling you this.
A good question, and a simple answer would be anything outside of the mainstream channels of television, and press. So that's foreign news channels, YouTube videos, and internet blogs and forums. Don't make a false assumption that because you are not seeing some of the more 'sensational' reporting found in these places in the day to day corporate media, that it follows none of it is true. Sure, there will be some stuff and nonsense you'll have to wade through, but you'll come to see that this is equally true of conventional media.
I'm not here to tell you what alternative media to watch, or read, that should always be a choice left to the individual. I can though give you some suggestions, and recommendations. Don't ever let people tell you what news to watch (or accept), decide that yourself. Do your own homework, at the end of the day.
RT offers a refreshing mix of current "rolling" news, documentaries, and themed shows and debates. Two such shows I find unmissable are Breaking The Set and Keiser Report, which both break through the empty rhetoric that other news outlets serve up. The Keiser Report, in particular, continues to shine a light on financial fraud within Wall Street, The City's square mile, and our governments. RT News is also available as a free iPhone app from iTunes here.
Of course there are other 24 hour news channels out there. Al-Jazeera, News 18 India, France 24, NHK World, CNC World, and many more available on satellite tv, offer a different perspective from other regions of the world.
Before moving on, I'd like to also mention the Iranian news channel, Press TV. At a time when here in the west we are being told Iran is the most dangerous nation threatening world peace, by Israel and it's allies, I'm interested to know how they report world news. Frustrating then that our government has recently had Press TV removed from satellites broadcasting to the UK and parts of Europe, with help from Ofcom. Now I'm not going to defend Iran here, they also block european broadcasts coming into Iran, in a similar fashion, but I'd like to hope we were bigger than that.
However you can still find Press TV on their website here, and there is again a free iPhone app available from iTunes here.
I'd like to also point out that Iran hasn't started a war with anyone for around 300 years.
Regular video reports from all of the above TV channels can be found on what could be described as the central hub of 'alternative media' – that is, YouTube. Although now owned by corporate giants Google, YouTube nonetheless still provides a platform to all forms of news stories, debates, theories and discussion. As the content is uploaded freely by any individual, it is not restrained by some of the strict editiorial policies that mainstream news channels are. While this naturally leaves it open to abuse, and 'crazy' conspiracy theories, it should also be recognised as it's strength. As I said earlier, do your own homework. Check facts, and do your own research. You may not have that freedom to do so forever, if censorship of free speech grows, so take advantage of your freedom to do so as long as you're able to.
A lot of you, if you start to check these YouTube channels out, will baulk away, laughing or being scared at what you'll just assume are crazy conspiracy theories. The phrase has become something of a dirty one these days, but it should be remembered that at heart, conspiracy theorists are simply searching out the truth.
For example, there are many major media events that continue to throw up and pose awkward questions, from the obvious such as 9/11, through many more such as 7/7 and some US shootings such as Sandy Hook, the Aurora 'Batman' shootings, and the recent tragedy at the Washington Navy Yard. There are some similar patterns in all of them too, for instance initial eye witness reports of extra shooters being conveniently forgotten when the mainstream media consequently report them, because they don't fit the official 'narrative' being told. I, for one, am glad that there are people out there who refuse to accept everything they're told without question, even if some of them may turn out to be delusional.
So I'll sign off with one last recommendation in this area, the YouTube channel of StormCloudsGathering. I think you'll find his videos interesting, if you approach them with an open mind, but never forget to do your own research and check facts yourself. If it doesn't appear to be your thing on first inspection, try a couple of videos, and then take it from there. Move on to other ones that are suggested via YouTube, or ones that simply take your fancy. Try to stick with it and not give up at the first hurdles.
I can't make any of you do this, but I urge you to stop watching and reading your conventional news outlets. Not forever, just for a week, maybe two. Use some of these other means. I think if you do, you'll view traditional media in a very different light when you go back to them. I myself have really noticed much more bias, and leading directions of news items that I hadn't done, before I tried this. You'll probably also notice how full our news is with celebrities and sports stars, something I find not to be the case with foreign news I've viewed.
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When Bob Iger announced that he would retire as Disney's C.E.O. in 2016, the company's shareholders and board of directors had a collective meltdown, and convinced him to extend his contract to 2018, the second time it had done so. And with the unexpected departure of heir apparent Tom Staggs, there's speculation that the board might coax Iger into postponing retirement again.
And who can blame Disney? How could anyone replace the man who augmented an ailing entertainment business with several miraculous acquisitions—Marvel, Pixar, and Lucasfilm among them—and in doing so, tripled the company's stock price?
The drama surrounding his successor may be a sweet vindication for Iger, a former weatherman who was chairman of ABC when in 2000 when Disney boss Michael Eisner tapped him to be president and C.O.O.—his second-in-command. The appointment created a "convoluted" reporting structure, and raised questions about Iger's "true authority" and whether it was a "real" promotion, with Disney officials "downplaying" whether Iger should be considered Eisner's heir apparent, according to the Los Angeles Times. But heir apparent he became, replacing Eisner in 2005. On his second day on the job, he audaciously proposed that the company purchase Pixar. "If I didn't turn Disney Animation around quickly . . . there was a drumbeat that was going to get louder and louder in terms of whether I was worthy of the job and how long I would last and all those things," he told the Los Angeles Times in 2015, pointing out that at the time, the legendary studio had not notched a major hit in years.
By convincing Steve Jobs to sell Pixar, which had already been in a distribution partnership with Disney for years, Iger not only acquired characters and films to turn into merchandise and really good theme-park rides, he also got creative geniuses John Lasseter and Ed Catmull into the Disney animation family. (One of the results of that union: Frozen, which eventually became the highest-grossing animated movie of all time and permanently lodged "Let It Go" into the consciousness of a generation.) He repeated the same process with Marvel Entertainment and Lucasfilm, persuading their C.E.O.s that their partnership would be creatively good for both companies, and wildly lucrative as well. They scored both, with The Avengers and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, garnering both critical acclaim and smashing all-time box-office records.
Disney head Bob Iger confirmed that Episode IX will be the last film . . . for now.
The company just got one step closer to owning every piece of content you see.
The president has no intention of making his billionaire buddy stay home when the Patriots stop by to celebrate their Super Bowl win.
Steven Levenson and Joel Fields on unravelling Bob Fosse's self-mythology and making Gwen Verdon the heroine of her own life in FX's Fosse/Verdon.


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org.apache.mina.proxy での ProxyIoSession の使用

ProxyIoSession を返す org.apache.mina.proxy のメソッド

 ProxyIoSession
ProxyLogicHandler.getProxyIoSession()

          Returns the ProxyIoSession.

 ProxyIoSession
ProxyConnector.getProxyIoSession()

          Returns the ProxyIoSession linked with this connector.

 ProxyIoSession
AbstractProxyLogicHandler.getProxyIoSession()

          Returns the ProxyIoSession object.

ProxyIoSession 型のパラメータを持つ org.apache.mina.proxy のメソッド

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ProxyConnector.setProxyIoSession(ProxyIoSession proxyIoSession)

          Sets the proxy session object of this connector.

ProxyIoSession 型のパラメータを持つ org.apache.mina.proxy のコンストラクタ

AbstractProxyLogicHandler(ProxyIoSession proxyIoSession)

          Creates a new AbstractProxyLogicHandler.

org.apache.mina.proxy.event での ProxyIoSession の使用

ProxyIoSession 型のパラメータを持つ org.apache.mina.proxy.event のコンストラクタ

IoSessionEventQueue(ProxyIoSession proxyIoSession)

org.apache.mina.proxy.handlers.http での ProxyIoSession の使用

ProxyIoSession として宣言されている org.apache.mina.proxy.handlers.http のフィールド

protected  ProxyIoSession
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          Object that contains all the proxy authentication session informations.

ProxyIoSession 型のパラメータを持つ org.apache.mina.proxy.handlers.http のメソッド

static AbstractAuthLogicHandler
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          Creates an AbstractAuthLogicHandler to handle the authentication mechanism.

 AbstractAuthLogicHandler
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          Creates an AbstractAuthLogicHandler to handle the authentication mechanism.

ProxyIoSession 型のパラメータを持つ org.apache.mina.proxy.handlers.http のコンストラクタ

AbstractAuthLogicHandler(ProxyIoSession proxyIoSession)

          Instantiates a handler for the given proxy session.

AbstractHttpLogicHandler(ProxyIoSession proxyIoSession)

          Creates a new AbstractHttpLogicHandler.

HttpSmartProxyHandler(ProxyIoSession proxyIoSession)

org.apache.mina.proxy.handlers.http.basic での ProxyIoSession の使用

ProxyIoSession 型のパラメータを持つ org.apache.mina.proxy.handlers.http.basic のコンストラクタ

HttpBasicAuthLogicHandler(ProxyIoSession proxyIoSession)

HttpNoAuthLogicHandler(ProxyIoSession proxyIoSession)

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ProxyIoSession 型のパラメータを持つ org.apache.mina.proxy.handlers.http.digest のコンストラクタ

HttpDigestAuthLogicHandler(ProxyIoSession proxyIoSession)

org.apache.mina.proxy.handlers.http.ntlm での ProxyIoSession の使用

ProxyIoSession 型のパラメータを持つ org.apache.mina.proxy.handlers.http.ntlm のコンストラクタ

HttpNTLMAuthLogicHandler(ProxyIoSession proxyIoSession)

org.apache.mina.proxy.handlers.socks での ProxyIoSession の使用

ProxyIoSession 型のパラメータを持つ org.apache.mina.proxy.handlers.socks のコンストラクタ

AbstractSocksLogicHandler(ProxyIoSession proxyIoSession)

          Creates a new AbstractSocksLogicHandler.

Socks4LogicHandler(ProxyIoSession proxyIoSession)

Socks5LogicHandler(ProxyIoSession proxyIoSession)

org.apache.mina.proxy.session での ProxyIoSession の使用

ProxyIoSession を返す org.apache.mina.proxy.session のメソッド

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ProxyIoSessionInitializer.getProxySession()

ProxyIoSession 型のパラメータを持つ org.apache.mina.proxy.session のコンストラクタ

ProxyIoSessionInitializer(IoSessionInitializer<T> wrappedSessionInitializer,
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After much reflection, I have decided to throw my support behind Bernie Sanders. This short video explains why.
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Excel provides you with the ability to hide sheets so that they are not visible in the sheet tabs. Conveniently you can either hide one or many sheets at the same time. To hide many sheets you click on the sheets while holding CTRL down and then right click on one of them and click Hide. However, it is not similarly as easy to unhide multiple sheets in Excel.
Hopefully this will be addressed soon by Microsoft but in the meantime there are some options.
Firstly, the only inbuilt option that can be used is the Custom Views and this works best where you regularly want the same sheets to be hidden and unhidden.
Let us say you have the spreadsheet below and if you right click on one of the sheets and click UNHIDE you will see the following. The sheets in the red blocks are the sheets that we want to unhide at the same time on a regular basis. If you do it the normal way (right click on a sheet, click unhide you will need to repeat it 5 times).
We can create custom views where the one version shows the spreadsheet with all these sheets unhidden and the other version has them hidden.
If you had views they would be listed on the left but for now we can ADD a view. As shown below all you need to do is give it a name and decide whether you want the print settings, hidden rows , columns and filter settings to be remembered.
When you click OK, you will then need to change the spreadsheet into the alternate view (by hiding or unhiding sheets, rows, columns, print settings) and then perform these steps again, giving the view a new name (e.g. Presentation View).
Now when you click on the custom view button you will have one or more different view options to choose from. Double click on the one you want or click the Show button.
To make it easier, you can get the Custom View button to appear in your Quick Access Toolbar by right clicking on the Custom View button and clicking on the 'Add to Quick Access Toolbar' option.
If you are not sure what needs to be unhidden, but it typically involves multiple sheets you will need to use some VBA. Several site offer the code but as an alternate, there are many free Add Ins that do the same thing.
One of the options is http://www.grbps.com/addhid.htm which provides a nice, simple interface to unhide multiple sheets at the same time.


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(2) It emphasizes an affirmative bias, or a focus on strengths and capabilities and on affirming human potential (Buckingham & Clifton, 2001). Its orientation is toward enabling thriving and flourishing at least as much as addressing obstacles and impediments. Without being Pollyannaish, it stresses positive communication, optimism, and strengths, as well as the value and opportunity embedded in problems and weaknesses.
Positive leadership does not ignore negative events and, in fact, acknowledges the importance of the negative in producing extraordinary outcomes. Difficulties and adverse occurrences often stimulate positive outcomes that would never occur otherwise. Being a positive leader is not the same as merely being nice, charismatic, trustworthy, or a servant leader (Conger, 1989; Greenleaf, 1977). Rather, it incorporates these attributes and supplements them with a focus on strategies that provide strengths-based, positive energy to individuals and organizations.
(3) The third connotation emphasizes facilitating the best of the human condition, or a focus on virtuousness (Cameron & Caza, 2004; Spreitzer & Sonenshein, 2003). Positive leadership is based on a eudaemonistic assumption; that is, an inclination exists in all human systems toward goodness for its intrinsic value (Aristotle, Metaphysics XII; Dutton & Sonenshein, 2007). Whereas there has been some debate regarding what constitutes goodness and whether universal human virtues can be identified, all societies and cultures possess catalogs of traits they deem virtuous (Dent, 1984; Peterson & Seligman, 2004). Positive leadership is oriented toward developing what Aristotle labeled goods of first intent, or to "that which is good in itself and is to be chosen for its own sake" (Aristotle, Metaphysics XII: 3). An orientation exists, in other words, toward fostering virtuousness in individuals and organizations.
CRITICISMS AND CONCERNS
To be fair, some are very skeptical of an emphasis on positive leadership. They claim that a focus on the positive is "saccharine and Pollyannaish," "ethnocentric and representing a Western bias," "ignorant of negative phenomena," "elitist," "mitigates against hard work and invites unpre-paredness," "leads to reckless optimism," "represents a narrow moral agenda," and even "produces delusional thinking" (see Ehrenreich, 2009; Fineman, 2006; George, 2004; Hackman, 2008). They imply that it represents a new age opiate in the face of escalating challenges. One author maintains that not only is there little evidence that posi-tivity is beneficial but, in fact, it is harmful to organizations (Ehrenreich, 2009).
This book aims to provide the evidence that the reverse is actually true. Positive leadership makes a positive difference. The positive strategies described here are universal across cultures. Cultural differences may alter the manner in which these strategies are implemented, but evidence suggests that the strategies themselves are universal in their effects. They exemplify a heliotropic effect—or an inclination in all living systems toward positive, life-giving forces. They have practical utility in difficult circumstances as much as in benevolent circumstances.
Far from mitigating against hard work or representing soft, simple, and syrupy actions, these strategies require effort, elevated standards, and genuine competence. The strategies represent pragmatic, validated levers available to leaders so that they can achieve positive performance in organizations and in individuals. The empirical evidence presented in the chapters that follow is offered to support this conclusion.
AN EXAMPLE OF POSITIVE DEVIANCE
An easy way to identify positive leadership is to observe positive deviance. An example of such performance is illustrated by the cleanup and closure of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Production Facility near Denver, Colorado (Cameron & Lavine, 2006). At the time the facility was rife with conflict and antagonism. It had been raided and temporarily closed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1989 for alleged violations of environmental laws, and employee grievances had skyrocketed. More than 100 tons of radioactive plutonium were on site, and more than 250,000 cubic meters of low-level radioactive waste were being stored in temporary drums on the prairie. Broad public sentiment regarded the facility as a danger to surrounding communities, and demonstrations by multiple groups had been staged there from the 1960s through the 1980s in protest of nuclear proliferation and potential radioactive pollution. In fact, radioactive pollution levels were estimated to be so high that a 1994 ABC Nightline broadcast labeled two buildings on the site the most dangerous buildings in America.
The Department of Energy estimated that closing and cleaning up the facility would require a minimum of 70 years and cost more than $36 billion. A Denver, Colorado, engineering and environmental firm—CH2MHILL—won the contract to clean up and close the 6,000-acre site consisting of 800 buildings.
CH2MHILL completed the assignment 60 years ahead of schedule, $30 billion under budget, and 13 times cleaner than required by federal standards. Antagonists such as citizen action groups, community councils, and state regulators changed from being adversaries and protesters to advocates, lobbyists, and partners. Labor relations among the three unions (i.e., steelworkers, security guards, building trades) improved from 900 grievances to the best in the steelworker president's work life. A culture of lifelong employment and employee entitlement was replaced by a workforce that enthusiastically worked itself out of a job as quickly as possible. Safety performance exceeded federal standards by twofold and more than 200 technological innovations were produced in the service of faster and safer performance.
These achievements far exceeded every knowledgeable expert's predictions of performance. They were, in short, a quintessential example of positive deviance achieved by positive leadership. The U.S. Department of Energy attributed positive leadership, in fact, as a key factor in accounting for this dramatic success (see Cameron & Lavine, 2006: 77).
Of course, for positive leaders to focus on positive deviance does not mean that they ignore nonpositive conditions or situations where mistakes, crises, deterioration, or problems are present. Most of the time people and organizations fall short of achieving the best they can be or fail to fulfill their optimal potential. Many positive outcomes are stimulated by trials and difficulties; for example, demonstrated courage, resilience, forgiveness, and compassion are relevant only in the context of negative events. As illustrated by the Rocky Flats example, some of the best of human and organizational attributes are revealed only when confronting obstacles, challenges, or detrimental circumstances. Common human experience, as well as abundant scientific evidence, supports the idea that negativity has a place in human flourishing (Cameron, 2008). Negative news sells more than positive news, people are affected more by negative feedback than positive feedback, and traumatic events have a greater impact on humans than positive events.
A comprehensive review of psychological research by Baumeister, Bratslavsky, Finkenauer, and Vohs (2001: 323) summarized this conclusion by pointing out that "bad is stronger than good." Human beings, they maintained, react more strongly to negative phenomena than to positive phenomena. They learn early in life to be vigilant in responding to the negative and to ignore natural heliotropic tendencies. Thus achieving positive deviance is not dependent on completely positive conditions, just like languishing and failure are not dependent on constant negative conditions. A role exists for both positive and negative circumstances in producing positive deviance (Bagozzi, 2003), and both conducive and challenging conditions may lead to positive deviance. As everyone knows, "all sunshine makes a desert."
Moreover, when organizations should fail but do not, when they are supposed to wither but bounce back, when they ought to become rigid but remain flexible and agile, they also demonstrate a form of positive deviance (Weick, 2003). The cleanup and closure of Rocky Flats was expected to fail; nuclear aircraft carriers in the 1990 Persian Gulf War were not supposed to produce perfect performance (Weick & Roberts, 1993); and the U.S. Olympic hockey team in 1980 was predicted to be annihilated by the Russians. Nonfailure in these circumstances also represents positive deviance.
One way to think about positive deviance is illustrated by a continuum shown in Figure 1.1. The continuum depicts a state of normal or expected performance in the middle, a condition of negatively deviant performance on the left, and a state of positively deviant performance on the right. Negative deviance and positive deviance depict aberrations from normal functioning, problematic on one end and virtuous on the other end.
FIGURE 1.1 A Deviance Continuum
(SOURCE: Cameron, 2003)
The figure shows a condition of physiological and psychological illness on the left and healthy functioning in the middle (i.e., the absence of illness). On the right side is positive deviance, which may be illustrated by high levels of physical vitality (e.g., Olympic fitness levels) or psychological flow (Csikszentmihalyi, 1990; Fredrickson, 2001). At the organizational level, the figure portrays conditions ranging from ineffective, inefficient, and error-prone performance on the left side to effective, efficient, and reliable performance in the middle. On the right side is extraordinarily positive, virtuous, or extraordinary organizational performance. The extreme right and left points on the continuum are qualitatively distinct from the center point. They do not merely represent a greater or lesser quantity of the middle attributes.
For the most part, organizations are designed to foster stability, steadiness, and predictability (March & Simon, 1958; Parsons, 1951; Weber, 1992)—that is, to remain in the middle of the Figure 1.1 continuum. Investors tend to flee from companies that are deviant or unpredictable in their performance (Marcus, 2005). Consequently, organizations formalize expectations, reporting relationships, goals and targets, organizational rules, processes and procedures, strategies, and structures—all intended to reduce variation, uncertainty, and deviance. Most organizations, and most leaders, focus on maintaining performance at the center of the continuum, so most performance is neither positively nor negatively deviant (Quinn, 2004; Spreitzer & Sonenshein, 2003). Success is traditionally represented as effective performance at the center of the continuum— predictable trends, reliable functioning, and expectedly profitable operations.
On the other hand, a few organizations perform in extraordinary ways—at the right end of the continuum—but they are the exception, not the rule. They are positively deviant, and this implies more than just being profitable. Positive deviance almost always entails more than merely earning more revenue than the industry average for a certain number of years (as in Collins, 2001). It involves thriving, flourishing, and even virtuous performance, or achieving the best of the human condition.
Of course, no single leader can account for this kind of spectacular success, but certain leadership strategies have been found to enable organizational thriving, flourishing, and extraordinarily positive performance. This book highlights four of these enabling strategies and provides the empirical evidence that supports their validity.
LEADERSHIP THAT ENABLED POSITIVE DEVIANCE—CASE 1
One example of leadership that led to positive deviance occurred in a New England health-care facility—Griffin Hospital—which faced a crisis when the popular vice president of operations, Patrick Charmel, was forced to resign by the board of directors (Cameron & Caza, 2002). Most employees viewed him as the most innovative and effective administrator in the hospital and as the chief exemplar of positive energy and hope for the future. Upon his resignation, the organization was thrown into turmoil. Conflict, backbiting, criticism, and adversarial feelings permeated the system. Eventually a group of employees formally appealed to the board of directors to replace the current president and CEO with Charmel. Little confidence was expressed in the current leadership, and the hospital's performance was deteriorating. The group's lobbying efforts were eventually successful in that the president and CEO resigned under pressure, and Charmel was hired back to fill those two roles.
Within six months of his return, however, the decimated financial circumstances at the hospital necessitated a downsizing initiative aimed at reducing the workforce by at least 10 percent. The hospital faced millions of dollars in losses. Charmel had to eliminate the jobs of some of the very same people who had supported his return.
The most likely consequences of this action would normally be an escalation in the negative effects of downsizing (Cameron, 1994), for example, loss of loyalty and morale, perceptions of injustice and duplicity, blaming and accusations, and cynicism and anger. Given the research on the effects of downsizing, one might expect that a continuation of the tumultuous, antagonistic climate was almost guaranteed (Cameron, 1998; Cameron, Kim, & Whetten, 1987).
Instead, the opposite results occurred. Upon his return, Charmel made a concerted effort to implement strategies that enabled positively deviant change rather than merely manage the problems. He focused on fostering a positive climate rather than allowing a negative one to develop, where strong relationships, open and honest communication, and meaningfulness of work were emphasized. He helped the organization institutionalize forgiveness, optimism, trust, and integrity as expected behaviors. Throughout the organization, stories of compassion and acts of kindness and virtuousness were almost daily fare.
One typical example involved a nurse who was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Respondents reported that when word spread of the man's illness, doctors and staff members from every area in the hospital donated vacation days and personal leave time so that he would continue to collect a salary even though he could not work. Fortuitously, the pool of days expired just before the nurse died, so he was never terminated, and he received a salary right up to his last day of life.
Employees reported that both the personal damage and the organizational damage done by the announced downsizing—friends losing jobs, budgets being cut—were forgiven, employees released grudges and resentment, and, instead, an optimistic future was emphasized. The language used throughout the organization commonly included words such as love, hope, compassion, forgiveness, and humility, especially in reference to the leadership that announced the downsizing actions.
We are in a very competitive health care market, so we have differentiated ourselves through our compassionate and caring culture…. I know it sounds trite, but we really do love our patients…. People love working here, and our employees' family members love us too…. Even when we downsized, Pat [Charmel] maintained the highest levels of integrity. He told the truth, and he shared everything. He got the support of everyone by his genuineness and personal concern…. It wasn't hard to forgive. (representative response in a focus group interview of employees, cited in Cameron, 2003: 56)
Employees indicated that the climate of positivity established by Charmel was the key to their recovery and thriving. For example, the maternity ward installed double beds (which had to be newly designed) so that fathers could sleep with mothers rather than sitting in a chair through the night. The hospital created numerous communal rooms for family and friend gatherings and carpeted hallways and floors. Volunteer pets were brought in to comfort and cheer up patients. Original paintings on walls displayed optimistic and inspiring themes. Nurses' stations were all within eyesight of patients' beds. Jacuzzis were installed in the maternity ward.
Since then, Griffin is the only hospital to be listed in Fortune's "Top 100 Best Places to Work" ten years in a row. Griffin is one of three hospitals in the United States to be honored with a "Distinction for Leadership and Innovation in Patient-Centered Care Award." It ranks in the top 5 percent of "Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence," and patients receiving care at such a hospital average a 71 percent lower chance of mortality and a 14 percent lower risk of complications. Griffin also received the Platinum Innovation Prize. As might be expected, revenues have soared. Figure 1.2 illustrates the revenue turnaround just after Charmel took office.
FIGURE 1.2 Financial Performance after a Leadership Intervention
A second illustration of positive leadership is Jim Mallozzi, CEO of Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Company, and formerly a senior vice president and head of integration at Prudential Retirement. Mallozzi was initially brought into Prudential Retirement to help with the merger of Cigna Retirement and Prudential Retirement. He described the challenge this way:
Talk about trying to merge the Red Sox and the Yankees. We had two distinct cultures—one from New England and the other one from the New York/New Jersey area— and both were very strong, very passionate, and very powerful. As you can imagine, trying to put these two cultures together was difficult.
Mallozzi helped implement a variety of positive leadership strategies and reported:
It helped us very successfully integrate the cultures. The company went on to produce some record earnings. We kept 98 percent of our clients. Our annual employee satisfaction scores and employee opinion survey results went up dramatically. We had less voluntary turnover, and the earnings of the company started going up at about 20 percent per annum on a compound rate. It was a real success story. I think that positive strategies helped us create the benchmark for how you take two distinct companies and put them together. (see Vannette & Cameron, 2008, for a description of the strategies)
A few years later, when Mallozzi was appointed CEO of another Prudential Company—which had suffered a $140 million loss the year before—he again turned to the empirically grounded positive leadership strategies described in this book. Inspirational stories and motivational techniques had been tried in the past, so he was not inclined to merely try motivational leadership. He once again helped the firm achieve dramatic results by implementing positive leadership strategies.
We started with a variety of exercises to show our employees that when you start with the positive … fabulous things can happen…. We went from an 80 million dollar loss to a 20 million profit that year, and we actually achieved two times our expected business plan. We doubled our profits from what we'd expected. Our employee satisfaction scores went up in nine out of twelve categories. (see Cameron & Plews, in press, for examples of the exercises)
In sum, positive leaders focus on organizational flourishing, enabling the best of the human condition and creating exceptionally positive outcomes, not merely on resolving problems, overcoming obstacles, increasing competitiveness, or even attaining profitability. These outcomes may be achieved in difficult circumstances—as in the cases of Griffin Hospital and the Prudential companies—as well as in benevolent circumstances. The key is a focus on positive leadership.
EFFECTS OF POSITIVITY ON INDIVIDUALS
Plenty of evidence exists that a focus on the positive affects individuals as well as organizations. It is largely because individuals flourish in the presence of positive leadership that organizations do well (Caza & Cameron, 2008). Figures 1.3-1.10 summarize the findings of more than 40 studies showing the effects of positivity on individuals.
These graphs merely synopsize a sampling of the findings from multiple studies and show trends rather than provide details. References are provided for those interested in more detail regarding the statistical analyses associated with each study.
These figures illustrate the impact of positivity on individuals' heart rate, blood pressure, inflammation, and cortisol levels after exposure to stressors. They show the effects of positivity on anti-aging hormone production, brain activity, and death rates among an aged population over an 80-month period. All told, the results of multiple studies provide consistent and convincing evidence that positive practices produce positive physiological benefits and, in turn, positively affect performance (see also Dutton & Ragins, 2007).
FIGURE 1.3 Blood Pressure Recovery after Exposure to a Major Stressor—Comparison of High versus Low Positive Emotions and Positive Practices
(SOURCE: Dockray & Steptoe, 2010)
FIGURE 1.4 Cortisol Levels after Exposure to a Major Stressor—Comparison of High versus Low Positive Emotions and Positive Practices
(SOURCE: Bostock et al., 2011)
FIGURE 1.5 Inflammation Levels—Comparison of High versus Low Positive Emotions and Positive Practices
FIGURE 1.6 Death Rates in People over Age 70—Comparison of High versus Low Positive Emotions and Positive Practices
(SOURCE: Chida & Steptoe, 2008)
FIGURE 1.7 DHEA (Anti-Aging Hormone) Levels—Comparison of High versus Low Positive Emotions and Positive Practices
(SOURCE: Van Reekum et al., 2010)
FIGURE 1.8 Post-Lyme Disease Symptoms—Comparison of High versus Low Positive Emotions and Positive Practices
(SOURCE: Hasset et al., 2009)
FIGURE 1.9 Brain Activity in ADHD Children—Comparison of Trained and Untrained Children in Positive Emotions and Positive Practices
(SOURCES: Lutz, Slagter, Dunne, & Davidson, 2008; Van der Oord, Bogels, & Beijnenburg, 2011)
FIGURE 1.10 Wound Healing—Comparison of Trained and Untrained People in Positive Emotions and Positive Practices
(SOURCE: Robles, Brooks, & Pressman, 2009)
FIGURE 1.11 Four Leadership Strategies That Enable Positive Deviance
Each of the chapters that follow discusses a key positive leadership strategy that differentiates positively deviant organizations from normal organizations. These strategies do not represent a comprehensive or an exclusive list, of course, but observation and empirical evidence from a number of investigations suggest that they are among the most important enablers of positively deviant performance. However, they are too seldom practiced. These four leadership strategies are interrelated and mutually reinforcing. As illustrated in Figure 1.11, enhancing one of these strategies tends to positively impact the other three.
In addition to reviewing why each strategy is important and how it is related to positively deviant performance, each chapter includes a brief description of some practical activities for implementing the positive strategy, some diagnostic questions for leaders, and some references to the validating research.
Chapter 6 explains a process for implementing these four strategies in an organization—the Personal Management Interview program. Empirical evidence shows that implementing this process as part of a positive leadership strategy fosters marked improvement in individual and organizational performance. The concluding chapter summarizes the principles of positive leadership and provides a process and an assessment instrument to help leaders begin to implement the most personally relevant leadership behaviors.
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